(03-21-2018, 12:41 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(03-21-2018, 12:26 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: I get why some people see letting Hurns go as a business decision, his production didn't meet the price tag.

Here's what i don't get.

1- The years you post Hurns and Robinson stats, you may want to include the Bortles factor. NONE of our receivers put up big numbers those years as they couldn't get the ball. Surely that needs to be factored in

2- People saying Hurns and Robinson only had 1 good year and teams found them out. What's to say that isn't the case with Cole and Westbrook? They had Hurns and Lee to take the main attention, that won't be the case next year. I like Cole and Westbrook but it's all eggs in their basket now.

After the whole punt debacle @ Jets last season, i felt Lee was the guy who hadn't really progressed to where he should have been. He's got paid now.

1. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Bortles the QB in 2015 when Hurns and Robinson both put up big numbers? IMO there are only three NFL QBs that can make a receiver look significantly better than he does with an average QB. Robinson did not sign with one of them, and Hurns probably won't either.

2. Hurns and Robinson both showed promise in 2014, and then had huge years as second year players. I'm hoping Cole and Westbrook follow that trend (but don't fall off in year 3). It's reasonable to expect a WR to get better in his second year, especially someone coming from a small college like Cole.

I get your point with QB's, but i also think quality WR's can improve a mediocre QB. Look at someone like Keenum with Minnesota last year, he had Thielen and Diggs making big plays and RAC yards. I think this is the big thing in the NFL now, gauging 'potential' against what you have now. The only problem with that is we tend to view potential as limitless and always positive.

We were one game from the SB, and by no means did i think we could just get there again next season with the same team, but we've lost Poz, Lewis, Hurns, Robinson and Colvin and hoping last years rookies can cover those losses. It's a hell of a tough job being an NFL GM, it's easy for me to second guess every decision.

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